The End of Everything
Megan Abbott
The End of Everything
A close-knit street, the clink of glass on glass, summer heat. Two girls on the brink of adolescence, throwing cartwheels on the grass. Two girls who tell each other everything. Until one shimmering afternoon, one of them disappears.
3.7 out of 5 based on 3 reviews
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Omniscore:
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| Classification |
Fiction |
| Genre |
General Fiction |
| Format |
Paperback |
| Pages |
304 |
| RRP |
£7.99 |
| Date of Publication |
August 2011 |
| ISBN |
978-0330518314 |
| Publisher |
Picador |
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A close-knit street, the clink of glass on glass, summer heat. Two girls on the brink of adolescence, throwing cartwheels on the grass. Two girls who tell each other everything. Until one shimmering afternoon, one of them disappears.
Reviews
The Guardian
Laura Wilson
“Abbott's ability to reconnect with the secrecy, feverish intensity and unearned worldliness of adolescence is uncanny. Not a whodunit, but a sensitive, unconventional tale about the infinitely complex mystery of sexual awakening that lingers in the mind long after the book is finished.”
19/08/2011
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The Sunday Times
Sarah Castleton
“This is an accomplished psychological thriller, familiar and twisting in just the right measures. Abbott works within a familiar framework, deftly manipulating our expectations to ever such neat effect.”
14/08/2011
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The New York Times
Susannah Meadows
“... slim but stirring ...”
20/07/2011
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